Updated - Update July 2012
I continue to receive information on home-built recumbents
and have posted photos on these bikes here>

Since publishing the Woody and TreeBike pages, I
received a steady stream of recumbent e-mail. Many of those writing
have shared their experiences and in some cases also photos of their
recumbent projects. The intent of this page is to further share some
of these great bikes.

What is
Recumbent Share?

Recumbent Share is a
spot where recumbent bike home-builders are sharing their bikes with
you!

A note here on contacting these builders. I
do not publish photos, design information or contact information without
permission. Many builders have chosen to be available directly via e-mail (that info is
on their pages linked below).

A special 'Thanks' to all of those folks who have shared their recumbent building experiences.

It seems fitting that the recumbent section of this
site began with a wood-framed bike, my 'Woody' and now will close with
another wood-framed recumbent. ss

June - 2010 Nickolas Davies, from
the UK has built - and is in the process of refining, a cool Wood-Framed
recumbent . Good luck Nickolas! You can see this bike in action on
YouTube.

...2003 I know, out of sequence, but this was just sent in
(Dec. 2010). Back in 2003 Alex Calothis built an innovative
front-wheel-drive low racer recumbent. Check it out.

...2010 Marc Cornelis, from Belgium sent in these
photos of a pair of good looking short wheelbase recumbents. Also you'll
see a shot of his first 'recumbent', a front-wheel-drive upright
conversion.

June - 2010 Barry Millman built this nice practical
trike without welding. Quite a project! You can check out the
construction details and a short video of the trike in action on his web
site.

June - 2010 Andy Van Herwynen put together this nice,
scratch-built short wheelbase recumbent and it has proven itself in some
tough riding. Back in 2007 Andy sent in info on his first bike, also a
SWB. He has ridden both bikes the challenging RAGBRAI, a ride across
Iowa. Check them out!

February - 2010 Timothy Wooi has buily a nice recumbent
trike that he uses to promote a simple, green lifestyle. Also on his
page... an Electric-Assist version of this trike. Very cool!

December -2009 Koit Kulper has constructed a truly
unique side-by-side 'tandem' recumbent trike. Among its many features is
independent gearing for each rider. Much more too.October - 2012 Koit has built a new
aluminum-framed single trike. Check out the cool steering linkage and
custom hubs!

November -2009 Emilio Cantu, who lives in Brazil,
sent in this photo of his first homebuilt recumbent. He is currently
working on a second and you can check on its progress on his blog, in
Portuguese.

October - 2009 Michael Jordan has built a really
cool, all aluminum, recumbent trike. This was his first homebuilt trike
and it looks like a winner!

October - 2009 - Updated December
2009. Back in October G. David Mackey completed a
wood-framed short-wheelbase recumbent. Total cost: just a bit over $25!
And it rides nice too. Check out the elegant custom seat! Overall a
great job of recycling old bike parts into an inexpensive, ride-able
recumbent. Check out his most recent, crash
inspired modifications.

October - 2009 Ed Poste spent nearly three years
building this cool carbon fiber composite trike, finishing it back in
2007. Now, two years later, he has followed through with some nice
revisions making this great looking trike even lighter.

April - 2009 Dan Brown, who lives in the U.K., has
put together a recumbent from parts of several old bikes and has come up
with a winner.

February - 2009 Bill McKay sent in photos of his
most recent and last(?) recumbent creation. Like his previous bikes this
one incorporates some unique features. Back in April 2007 Bill built his sixth recumbent and
it was another winner. And I thought his previous bikes were unique! We
still have info on his previous bike here too. (Updated
July 2009)

Updated October - 2009 - Joey Wallace asked me to pick a couple of his
fifteen (15) recumbents
to highlight on the site. My picks: "Deltoyd", a long wheelbase trike and "BullDog",
his electric-assist trike. Check them out!

December 2008 - Colin Morrison, from the Scottish
Highlands, sent in this photo of his wood-framed, short wheelbase
recumbent. Nice looking bike!

November 2008 - Patrick Lew sent along photos of his
recently completed short wheelbase recumbent. It is based upon the
'Hyper Cycle'™ design with some nice modifications.

September 2008 - (Updated December 2009) Stephen Smith is still in the building
process on this compact short-wheelbase recumbent but it is looking good
so far. Check out the multi-gear drive train.

September 2008 - Paul Borja wrote from the Philippines and
sent along a photo of his new long-wheelbase recumbent. This bike was
inspired by my "Woody" and Paul has done a great job on it!

March 2008 - David Burchell, from England, built this
wood-framed recumbent with under-seat steering. After a bit of testing
he decided to add above-seat steering as well and handling is improved.
This may well be the only recumbent with both above- and under-seat
steering!

March 2008 - John Reynoldson wrote from Australia with a
link his homebuilt Carbon Fiber, Short-Wheelbase recumbent project. He
has step-by-step photos of the process he used building this
sharp-looking bike.

December 2007 Update - Back
in July John M. Rankin built the first version of this nice looking
short-wheelbase, under-seat steering recumbent starting with his
Grandson's 'Kid's Mountain Bike" (with permission). Then, in
December he officially proclaimed "Krankinstien' to finished. John
has put some significant miles on this good looking bike!

September 2007 - Rafael Bautista form the Philippines
built this cool Front Drive/Rear-Steer recumbent trike. I've included a
close-up of the lean-steering and his non-steering front end setup. A
few weeks later Rafael sent in some photos of his latest trike project.
He has been a busy builder!

August 2007 - Pastor Marvin Penner Has built a couple of
recumbents, one with a medium long wheelbase and the other a good
looking, laid-back Front Wheel Drive. He has used a unique technique to
pivot the under-seat steering - check it out!

April 2007 - R. Welker built four recumbents in the month
of March, 2007. He has sent in photos of a long-wheelbase bike and a
unique trike.

December 2005 - Steve Rinker built this clean and fast
looking Short Wheelbase recumbent. The only new component was the front
tire, and that only cost $5.

December 2005 - Henry Holmstrand has sent in this photo
and construction notes from Sweden. He has put together a nice 'Tour
Easy' type recumbent.

August 2005 - Martijn Monné, an engineering student in the
Netherlands, built this wood recumbent on a budget and it looks great! I
especially like the simple, straightforward methods he used to attach
the metal bike components to the wood frame.

June 2005 - Harri Mommo from Finland built this
short-wheelbase low recumbent. A nice bike from a country where riding
is taken seriously. Soon Harri will have a web site showing step-by-step
how this bike was built.

June
2005 (Updated
from October
2001) -
Zach has finished his cool Wood-framed Medium-wheelbase Recumbent. This very well
thought out and executed bike, from Finland has been in progress for a
few years. Looks good!!

January 2006 (Update)
James now has a web site where he offers plans for his bikes: http://mysite.verizon.net/res88kr1/.
Also he has redesigned his Low Racer to a 'High Racer'. That is, a
recumbent with 26" front and rear wheels.
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June 2005 (Updated from January 2003)
- James Robinson is still at it! Click on the link to the left and see
his plans for a Wood-Framed Sailing Recumbent Trike (for use on land).
The sail transforms into a fairing when riding into headwinds. Check
this out!
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James completed his "2 x 4 Low Racer" in 2003 and created a nice set of
plans for it. The plans are now, (2005) available in Adobe PDF format. Click on the plans graphic on the left to see more of this
cool bike.
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Previously James had built this long-wheelbase recumbent.

April, 2005 - Here is Chris Chausse's new homebuilt
recumbent. He has nearly all new components and has done a nice job on
construction - a solid, inexpensive bike.

October,2004 - Ray Young put this recumbent together for
$28! A nice, solid conversion.

February, 2004 - Alan Jarrett sent along a couple of
photos from his excellent web site: Recumbent-Bikes-Truth-for-You.com
- Lots of interesting stuff, from building a dirt-cheap recumbent to
nutrition.

November, 2003 - Paul Walters has built several bikes and
trikes. His trikes have a unique front wheel mounting. His current
project, an Optima Barron look-alike is nearing completion and looking
good.

October, 2003 - Eric Kragness put this wood-framed
recumbent together using a hollow plywood frame and rear suspension from
a 20" mountain bike. Wood bike cobbling at its best!

May, 2003 - Ron is still at it. Here is his latest, a
short-wheelbase yellow commuter.

January, 2000 - "I
don't think the bike looks too bad for something that I basically
winged. I probably really lucked out. I'm thinking in terms
of a SWB model next so that I'll have some experience with both types
before I spend real money on building my final commuting machine.
Right now though I'm having fun just building bikes out of junk.
Just this morning I found an old huffy at the dump that has a great
looking headset and front forks. Sometimes things just fall into place."
- Ron H.

May, 2003 - W. Bruce Smith is hard at it in the shop,
building this short-wheelbase bike (with a few tips from Ron Horvath (above).
This 'Sandwich' frame building technique is cool. Can't wait to see the
completed bike.

May, 2003 - Brad Graham has built this LOW bike... and a
lot of non-recumbents too. He is writing a book on the subject, "THE
ATOMIC ZOMBIE'S BICYCLE BUILDER'S (AND CUSTOMIZER'S) BONANZA"
His web site is www.atomiczombie.com

April, 2003 - Sandor Fule, from Hungary, sent along the
link to his recumbent web site. He has made a nice, low-tech bike that
as he says, "I avoided sophisticated technologies and materials, all
what I used is available at every corner of the world."

December, 2002 - Esteban Pascazzi, from Argentina has
built a cool Short Wheelbase Wood Recumbent in his home. Check it out...

August, 2002 - Jamie Green (with the assistance of his son
Tanner) put together this compact long-wheelbase recumbent. Looks as
though it is getting some real use.

June, 2002 (Update) - I figured I should update you on the situation. What I learned from that
[previous trike] project and further research I put into a second leaning trike. This time, I designed it from the ground up using parts from regular bikes. I named it
"Shinpo" which in Japanese means
"advance(d). "It is supported by springs via cables (the mechanism is very light and simple) and the handlebars can be rolled to control the amount of lean desired. It's quite natural once one gets used to it. The roof is quite easy to take off by hand.
GP

March, 2002 - Louis has shared with us photos of his new
quite-long wheelbase recumbent. It is being ridden on the streets of
Toronto.

January, 2002 - Michael S. built this bike in less than a month from
plans from Easy Racers a few years ago. He says, "The bike is great. The only problem is the longest amount of time I can ride is about 10-15 min. because everyone is stopping you and asking where they can get one."

October, 2001 - Bill Meacham has built himself a sturdy aluminum-framed
homebuilt recumbent. He sent along pictures of his bike and also of his
son and daughter enjoying it. His daughter is riding an 'allycat' ad-on
making this one of the longest bikes on the road. You can contact Bill
at meachamw@cableaz.com
or visit his web site at:... http://www.sc.maricopa.edu/meacham/Bent/bents.htm